2009, but his death one week into the show caused it to be extended by two weeks. Shulman's daughter Judy Shulman McKee—along with Krull, Nogai, Benedikt Taschen and Wim de Wit—spoke at the Getty Center on Sunday, September 20, 2009 during a memorial to celebrate the life of Julius Shulman. Film Huell Howser Productions, in association with KCET/Los Angeles, featured Shulman in Julius Shulman – Palm Springs. Shulman was the subject of a 2008 documentary film, Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman. The film, directed by Eric Bricker and narrated by Dustin Hoffman, explores Shulman's life and work. It discusses how Shulman's images helped to shape the careers of influential 20th-century architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra and John Lautner. The film won the 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature as well as awards at the Austin Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival and the Lone Star International Film Festival. The film was released theatrically by Arthouse Films across the U.S. late 2009 through early 2010. Death and honors In 1987, the Shulman House was designated a Cultural Heritage Monument by the city of Los Angeles. Shulman himself had a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars dedicated to him in 2006. He died at his home in Los Angeles, California on July 15, 2009; he was 98 years old. He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. Bibliography Head, Jeffrey (Summer 2007). “Shulman face to face” (interview with Julius Shulman), CA Modern magazine, pp. 16–17 Head, Jeffrey (Summer 2006). "A Conversation with Julius Shulman”, Case Study House #21, pp. 9–12. Chicago, IL: Richard Wright Leet, Stephen (2004). Richard Neutra's Miller House. New York, NY: Princeton Architectural Press. . . Stern, Michael (February 2008). "Julius Shulman: The Man Behind the Camera", Palm Springs Life, pp. 80–91 References External links Union List of Artist Names, Getty Vocabularies. ULAN Full Record Display for Julius Shulman, Getty Vocabulary Program. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, California. Finding Aid for Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Getty Research Institute 1910 births 2009 deaths Architectural photographers Photographers from California Modernist architecture in California Artists from Los Angeles American people of Russian-Jewish descent Jewish American artists 20th-century American Jews Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century American photographers 21st-century American photographers 21st-century American Jews